Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-12-02

pathy with the salivaries, stimulated by
this augmented action, the gastric Juice
undergoes more systematically syn
chronistic fermentation, producing
more expeditions chymification in con-
juction with salvation, the consequent
result of which is, ETC., etc. wonder if
that is the reason. At any rate, whether
1t is or not, the gentleman was not per-
ceptibly sea sick, but somewhat gum
sick, and good deal more jar sick. You
| see so much jaw motion did tire him out.
Strange to say the lady was fearfuly
seasick, but not in the least jo,c sick.
The view of the case by the married gen
tlemen on board was, that gum chewing
/ is an antidote for seasickness only in
cases where the person is unaccustomed
braced myself on deck to defend the COW
ert lnsnuation so uncharitably made by
those gentlemen (marred) that ladv's
jaw never grows tired excepting while at
rest, when the captain passing by called
our attention to the fact of our steaming
/ into the Gulf stream. Scientists have so
many theories about the origin of this
| great current of water in the ocean, it is
quite useless to add another. In the
gulf the water is observed to be more
choppy and humpy than outside. The
walls of the stream were entirely obiter-
ated, if they were ever well defined. So,
] n tnp 1. oh, Il,
nothing to distinguish the waters of the
| gulf from the outer waters. There is,
however, q difference of - : or 20o no
ticed in the temperature of the gulf wa
tiers and those of the sea outside. Our
captain says he has often noticed during
his eighteen years run over this line the
gulf stream walls well defined. Cross
ing the gulf at right angles nearly, we
are soon in the southeast trades, coming
from cline where chilling frosts are
unheard of and winter is unknown.
At evening, free from all unrest-unless
seasick-we sit on deck famed by soft
ocean breezes waited from the tropics,
and watch the golden sun sink down in
to the deep blue sea and note the glori-
Gus radiance he reflects upon the cum
brous clouds that gather round to witness
his departure. But for few short mo-
ments only do his departing rays over
spread the western sky. Gently stealing
over the sea dusky twilight creeps, and
mounting to the zenith turns, all too soon,
to inky blackness, when night drops
down upon the boundess deep and all
the heavenly host shine forth with luster
soft and mild.
When morning comes, before the dark
ened curtain of night has been lifted from
the watery waste profound, what 8 deli
cious draughts of cool refreshment the
passenger receives who walks the deck to
greet the coming day. Scarce has the
darkness fled when the "purping east
declares another day is born. Full
drenched with salt sea foam, the rising
sun appears. Gauzy clouds of varied
tints cluster about to greet him as he
comes and brushes away the vaporous
veil in which the spray of ocean old en-
wraps him.
When scarcely three days from New
York, large plots of what appears to be
land are seen here and there upon the
undulating deep. But it is only seaweed
of yellow with greenish tinge, belonging
to the fucus family, floating in great
patches hither and thither, ever tireless,
Obeying but the changing winds and va
rying currents. 1t was these extensive
areas of sea growth that whispered to
Columbus the gladstone story of land
not far away; enabled him to attain the
great object of his life, silencing the mu-
tinous crew that were about to bury him
and his hopes forever in the foaming
surge. Sargasso Sea is the name of these
vast masses of wandering seaweed. The
ancient Carbs so christened it and so it
still is known. But the five o'clock gong
is sounding. That means dinner. We
leave the seaweed, the school of porpois-
es leaping and tumblng about as if hav-
ing recess, and the boobies, too, great
sea birds so fatigued from flying they
light on deck allowing themselves to be
caught. That's the reason they're called
boobies.
Rising from an easy chair | put on my
sea legs-for the sea is somewhat trou-
bled now-whisper cheering word to
my sea stomach and go below to the sa-
loon. And here is the dinner that was
spread. give it to you on paper only {:
OXtail soup.
Boiled Bacon and cabbage.
Boiled veal with celery sauce.
Roast beef
Roast lamb.
Fresh tongue, sauce piquante.
Chicken pot pie.
Boiled, mashed sweet potatoes.
Green corn. eUU Dlaut Tomatoes